Global Green Color

#696e51

Global Green is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #9691ae
Complementary Color #56516e
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.45% (better contrasting with white)
Global Green Color Sample
Global Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #696e51

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Global Green Color. The Oregano color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Simpson Surprise (#82856d) for more calm effect. Try Green Relict as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#56516e is the best complementary color to Global Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #696e51 complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #6e6451 and #5a6e51. Thus found on the left and right of #696e51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coffee and Cactus colors as they work well with Global Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Global Green palette consists of #64516e and #515a6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56516e). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #696e51, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #696e51 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Global Green. Thus Falcon and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Global Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Ferra split by 90° on the color wheel. #696e51 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Global Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#56516e) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Russett – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51696e and #6e5651.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #696e51 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Global Green has a hue angle of 70.34°, a saturation of 15.18% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #696e51 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #696e51
RGB Decimal rgb(105,110,81)
RGB Percentage 35%, 37%, 27%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 11.38, 56.86
HSL hsl(70.34,15.18%,37.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.34,26.36%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.2888,-7.3101,15.5788)
XYZ xyz(12.8868,14.7492,9.9523)
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